The monster's hand squeezed hard and fast. Vale gasped as his bones creaked, feeling as if his ribs would be crushed in the next instant and that his chest would burst. His mind went blank in panic, and he did the only thing that came to mind, he used his essence like a hammer, a force of pure brute power, and blasted it outward in a rush like lightning strike!
The hand couldn't withstand the sudden flex of energy as it tore away, leaving Vale wheezing on the ground in confusion. He could hear flesh tearing and the monster's painful scream as the attack hit.
"Really, what is even happening?"
Vale glared at the monster's shredded flesh, watching it still twitching as if just a little more power would be enough to reanimate it. He looked around. 'Is that lute-playing bastard gone already?'
